Hoof-pad.



A. LARSEN.

HO0F PAD.

APPLICATION FILED Arm. 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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Hoor-PAD.

Specification of LettersiPatent.

Application filed April 5, 1913. Serial No. 759,001. i

is a full, clear, and exact description therej of, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to hoof pads adapted for insertion between ahorse shoe and the hoof of the horse, of that class comprising a rimmember of lexible material conforming generally to the shape of the shoeand a center member joined j at its margins to the rim member andadapted t0 cover or protect the frog and other parts of the hoof thatare not covered or protected by the shoe.

A hoof pad embodying my invention has its center member made of flexiblematerial and arranged in the same plane with the rim member and securedthereto with its margins in abutting relation to the inner margins ofthe rim member.

My invention also includes additional features of construction by whichthe rim member consists of a plurality of pieces or sections joined toeach other, edge to edge, and by flexible material, is strengthened,stiffened and given greater durability by a plurality of separate metalstilfening 4members applied or secured thereto.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and pointedout in the appended claims.

As shown in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a face viewof a hoofpad embodying one form of my invention; Fig. 2' is a-view of a like paddiering in its details of construction from -that shown in Fig. l; Fig.3 is a view of the reversel side of the pad shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is asectional view of the pad shown in Fig. l, taken on line 4 4 of saidFig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional viewof the pad shown in Figs. Q and 3,taken on line 5-'5 of Fig. 3. Referring first to the form of pad shownin Figs. 1- and 4, the same-consistsV of two lateral, curved rim members5,5, a transversely extending heelf member 6, and a center member 7.yThek rim-membersr 5, 5,

which the center member, so made ofV and heel member 6 are made ofleather, and the center member 7, of leather or of a fabric consistingof layers of 'cloth joined to` each other by rubber or other waterproofadhesive materiah The said rim members 5, 5, the heel member 6, and thecentermember 7 are arranged in the same plane` with their meeting Vedgesin abutting relation. For joining the center member to the rim membersyand heel member, when thusfarnn sTATEs PATENT cierren 'Patented apr. is,i915. Y

ranged inv relation toV each other, I employ a plurality of metalstaples 8, S, 8, the body portions of which lextend across the meetingedges ofthe Ajoined parts, and thepoints of which are inserted throughsuch parts from oneside thereof and clenched on the other side-thereof.As a further improvement, as shown in Fig. 1each curved rim member5,-consists of a-plurality of pieces or sections 5a, 5a, joined to eachother, edge to edge, in abuttingL relation. As a means of joining saidsections v5, 5, metal staples 8a, 8, are employed, which are insertedthrough the adjacent marginal parts of adjoining sections with theirbody portions eX- tending across the meeting edges of the sections atone side thereof and their points clenched on the oppositeside thereof.The

said staples 8a are arranged adjacent to the means of .joining saidsections 5, 5, each of the sections is shown as provided with adovetailed tongueb, whichl lits lwithinfa correspondingly Yshaped notch5 formed' in the adjacent section. `In the case of thetransverselyextending heel member 6,V the same is also shownas consisting of aplurality of pieces or sections 6a, 6a, made of leather, joined to eachother by staples 8b, 8b, and provided with dovetailed tongues 6b, whicht within lnotches 6 of adjacenty sections. An important advantageis'gained by making the lateral'members 5, 5 of the rim and the heelmember 6, of a plurality of joined pieces or4 sections of leather, 'asdescribed, forythe reason that by reason of the high cost of leather, arim thus constructed may be madevr of small pieces of leatherof therequisite thickness, and therefore at much less expense than isinvolved. in making said `side members each of a. single larger piece ofthick-leather.Iv

In the form of pad shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the rim thereof consistsof two side members 10, 10, while the center member thereof consists ofa single piece of flexible material ll. In this instance, the sidemembers l0, 10, extend to the rear margin of the pad, as does also thecenter member 1l; the transverse leather heel piece in this instancebeing omitted and the rear ends of the-side members 10, 10, whichcomebeneath the rear ends of the shoe, taking the place of the end portionsand saidtransverse heel piece, shown in F ig. 1. The center member l1vis arranged in the same plane with the rim members 10, 10 and is joinedthereto at its edges by meansof staples l2, 12, arranged in the samemanner as the staples 8 previously described. As shown in said Figs. 2and 3, moreover, each rim member l() consists of a plurality of sections10231021, joined by staples 1211 and provided with interlockingdovetailed tongues and notches 10b, 10, as before described, inconnection with Fig. 1. rlhe center piece l1 made of flexible material,such as leather or rubber fabric, has advantages over the metal platesheretofore commonly used to protect the bottom part of the hoof withinthe horse shoe, because of the fact that it readily adjusts itself tothe irregularities of the hoof and shoe, but a center piece of suchHexible material is frequently lacking in sufficient stillness toproperly protect the frog and central part of the hoof. l have,therefore, provided stiliiening means for the center member l1,consisting of a plurality of separate, elongated metal stidening members13, 13, which are applied or secured to the center member l1. Saidmembers 13, 13 are spaced apart or separated from each other, so as toincrease the stidness and durability of the center member, while leavinga considerable degree of flexibility therein. As shown, each of saidstifiening members 13 consists of a staple, the body of which iselongated and the points of which are inserted through the material ofthe member and clenched on the opposite side thereof. As shown, thesestiening members extend transversely ofthe center member 11, but thismay be otherwise arranged so far as the'main or forward part of the sameis concerned. rlhe stiifening members 13, 13, applied to the rearmarginal part of the center member, are arranged parallel with the rearedge ofthe said center member, and parallel with each other, so as togive a considerable degree of stidening eiect to the part of the saidcenter member which extends between the rear ends of the shoe. As afurther means of stiifening the center member l1, a strip 14, of sheetmetal, is applied thereto in position to extend across the same, forwardof its rear margin. The said strip lev is shown asy secured to thecenter member by means of rivets lila, 14a, and its ends extend beyondthe side margins of the center member', so as to overlap the rim membersl0, 10. The ends of said strip, when the shoe is applied, extendpartially between the shoe and the marginal part of the hoof. The saidstrip lei, thus arranged, serves to resist any upward pressure on thepart of the center member which extends over the frog.

Vfhile a hoof pad madeas in both forms described, may be applied to thehoof with either of its` sides uppermost` or in contact with the hoof,yet the form of pad shown in Figs. 2 and 3, will preferably have itsside to which the strip 14 is applied, placed uppermost and its side, atwhich the main or longitudinal parts of the staples 13, 13', arelocated, placed downwardly toward the ground. In the cases of both formsof pad shown, by the placing of the pad on the hoof with its side, atwhich the central or body parts of the staples are located, downward ortoward the ground., the advantage is gained tha-t said staple memberswill act more effectively to resist the wear coming on the central partof the pad, by reason of its contact with stones or other objects.

hoofvpad' embodying the several features of my invention may be variedin the form of its component parts and in the details of itsconstruction, and I do not desire to be limited' to the specificfeatures shown in the drawings, except as pointed out in the appendedclaims.

l claim as my invention- 1. A hoof pad adapted to be interposed betweenthe hoof of a. horse and the shoe, said padv comprising a rim membermade of flexible material and of the general contour of the shoe, acentermember made of flexible material and having all portions thereofin the same plane with said rim member, the lateral edges of said centermember abutting against the inner lateral edges of said rim 1 member,and fastening members for securing saidv rim and center memberstogether.

2.- A hoof pad adaptedfto be interposed between the hoof of a horse andthe shoe, said pad comprisinga rim'member made of flexible material andofthe general contour of the shoe, a center member made of flexiblematerial and having all portions thereof in thesame planey with said rimmember, the lateral edges of said center member abutting against theinner Ilateral edges of said rim member, and pronged metal fasteners orstaples inserted through and joining said rim and center memberstogether; the body portions of each metal fastener extending across themeet-ing edges of said members. i'

3. A hoof-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horse andthe shoe, said pad comprising afrimgmember made of dexible material andofthe genera-l contour of the shoe, a transverse heel member made ofend4portions of its inner longitudinal edge abutting against the end edgesof said rim member, a center member made of `flexible material andarranged in the same plane with said rim and heel members and having itsedges abutting against the adjacent inner edges of said rim and heelmembers, and metal fasteners inserted through and joining said memberstogether'.

4. A hoof-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horse andthe shoe, said pad comprising a rim member embracing two side portionsof the general contour of the shoe, and each side portion constituting ahalf of the rim member, each side portion consisting of a plurality ofpieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge and arrangedl inthe same plane with each other, fastening members insertedthrough andjoining the sections of each side portion together, a center memberarranged in the same plane with said rim member with its lateral edgesabutting against the inner lateral edges of said rim members, andfastening members joining said rim and center members together.

5. A hoof-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horse andthe shoe, said pad comprising a rim member embracing two side members ofthe general contour of the shoe, and each side portion constituting ahalf of the rim member, each side portion consisting of a plurality ofpieces of sections which meet each other edge to edge and arranged inthe same plane with each other, a

center member arranged in the same planeV with said rim member andhaving its lateral edges abutting against the inner lateral edges ofsaid rim member, metal staples inserted through and joining saidsections, and means for joining said rim and center memberstogether.

6. A hoof-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horse andthe shoe, said pad comprising a rim member embracing two side portionsof the general contour of the shoe, and each side portion constituting ahalf of the rim member, each side portion consisting of a plurality ofpieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge and arranged inthe same plane with each other, said sections having on their abuttingedges interfitting notches and projections, metal staples insertedthrough and joining C'opies of- 'this patent may be obtained for vecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

said sections together, a center member arrangedV in the same plane with'said rim member and having its'lateral edges abutting against theinnerlateral edges of saidl rim member, a heel member'arranged in the sameplane with said rim and center members with the inner longitudinal edgeof said heel member abutting against the adjacent edges of said rim andcenter members, and metal staples inserted through and joining said rim,center and heel members together.

7. A hoof-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horsev andthe shoe,

said .pad comprising a rim member made offlexible material and of thegeneral contour of thel shoe, a center member made of flexible materialand arranged in the same plane with said rim member with the lateraledges of said centerv member abutting against the inner lateral edges ofsaid rim member, fastening means for rsecuringsaid rim and centermembers together, Aand stiifening members applied to said center member,each consisting of a metal staple, the points of which are insertedupward throughV said center member and clenched upon the upper surfacethereof, the body portion of said staple extending over the lowersurface of said center member.

8. A hoof pad comprising a rim and a center member, both made offlexible material, said members being arranged in the same plane andvjoined with their meeting edges in abutting relation, and a' flat,transverse, metal stiflening strip,rsecured to the center member andoverlapping the rim at its ends.

9. A hoof pad comprising a rim and a center member, both made ofiieXible mate-A rial, said members being arranged in the same plane andjoined with their meeting edges in abutting relation, aY plurality ofseparate stiffening members applied to said center member, eachconsisting of a metal staple, the prongs of which are'inserted throughand clenched upon said center member, and a at, transverse, metalstiifening strip attached to said center member-,andextending at itsendsover said rim.

In testimony, thatv I claim the foregoing as my invention I ahi);mjy-signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 31st day of MarchA. D. 1913. Y.

ANDRU LARSEN.

Witnesses:- j

EUGENE C. WANN, M. F. ANTHONY.

Washington, D. C.

